Colombian Ocular Infectious Epidemiology Study (COIES): Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus prevalence and sociodemographic characterization, 2015-2019

Cifuentes-González, Carlos; Rojas-Carabali, William; Fonseca-Mora, Maria Alejandra; Mejia-Salgado, Germán; Reyes-Guanes, Juliana; de-la-Torre, Alejandra

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“…Emma et al’s study 13 analyzed HZO patients at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), dividing the cases into two groups: 71 cases in 2007 vs 195 cases in 2013, with the average age of the latter group dropping significantly by almost six years. Carlos et al’s recent study 14 also analyzed the incidence rate of HZO in Columbia and found that its proportion increases with age in a total of 100,000 residents. We speculate that herpes zoster is showing a trend of getting younger.…”

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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors for Lesion Recovery

Xiao,

Wu,

Chen

et al. 2023

CCID

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Purpose Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) causes trouble in patients’ daily life and work. In severe cases, it may even lead to a decrease or loss of vision. To understand the demographic information and ocular symptoms of hospitalized patients with HZO, and to find potential factors related to improvement time of skin rash and duration of ocular symptoms at discharge, we design this study. Patients and Methods This is a retrospective study. All patients diagnosed with HZO who were hospitalized in the Department of Dermatology of a hospital in Chongqing, China from January 1, 2015 to December 30, 2021 were included in this study. A total of 189 patients were included in this study. Clinical manifestations of the disease during hospitalization, improvement time of ocular skin lesions, and whether ocular skin lesions disappeared completely at discharge were recorded. Results The most common ocular symptom was eyelid swelling (92.6%), followed by eye pain (48.7%). The most common ocular sign was conjunctivitis (78.3%), followed by keratitis (15.9%). There were 149 cases without residual ocular symptoms and 40 cases with residual ocular symptoms. There was no statistically significant difference in demographic characteristics between the two groups (P>0.05). Age ≥70 years (B=0.381, −0.061~0.022, P=0.005), use of glucocorticoids (B=0.260, 0.024~0.496, P=0.031), and use of topical antiviral drugs (B=0.380, 0.054~0.705, P=0.023) were factors affecting the time interval from admission to improvement of skin rash. Tearing (HR, OR=4.827, 1.956~11.909, P<0.001) and blood urea nitrogen (OR=0.787, 0.620–1.000, P=0.050) were factors influencing residual ocular symptoms. Conclusion This study could help clinicians gain a deeper understanding of the clinical manifestations and partial influencing factors of HZO patients, which may contribute to future clinical work.

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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors for Lesion Recovery

Xiao,

Wu,

Chen

et al. 2023

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“…HZ and HZO are more common in women than in men [ 11 , 18 – 20 ]; in the analysis by Kong et al [ 16 ], the annual incidence of HZO in women and men was estimated to be 44.5 and 33.1 cases per 100,000 person-years, respectively.…”

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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: Presentation, Complications, Treatment, and Prevention

Litt,

Cunningham,

Arnalich-Montiel

et al. 2024

Infect Dis Ther

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Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by reactivation of latent infection of varicella zoster virus (VZV) in sensory (cranial, dorsal root) ganglia. Major risk factors for HZ are increasing age and immunosuppression. HZ ophthalmicus (HZO) is a subset of HZ with involvement of the ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial trigeminal nerve. Approximately 4-20% of patients with HZ develop HZO. Approximately 50% of patients with HZO develop ocular disease, among whom up to 25% develop chronic or recurrent disease. Common manifestations of

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Epidemiology, clinical features, and classification of 3,404 patients with uveitis: Colombian Uveitis Multicenter Study (COL-UVEA)

de-la-Torre,

Mejía-Salgado,

Cifuentes-González

et al. 2024

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

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Purpose To describe the epidemiology, clinical features, and classification of uveitis in a large cohort of Colombian patients. Methods Data were collected from seven ophthalmological referral centers in the four main cities in Colombia. The study included patients with a confirmed diagnosis of uveitis from January 2010 to December 2022. Information on demographics, ophthalmic examination findings, uveitis classification, and etiology was recorded. Results The study reviewed 3,404 clinical records of patients with uveitis. The mean age at diagnosis was 41.1 (SD 19.0) years, and 54.2% of the patients were female. Overall, 1,341(39.4%) were infectious, 626 (18.4%) non-infectious, and four masquerade syndromes (0.1%). The most common types of uveitis were unilateral (66.7%), acute (48.3%), and non-granulomatous (83%). Anterior uveitis was the most common anatomical localization (49.5%), followed by posterior uveitis (22.9%), panuveitis (22.3%), and intermediate uveitis (5.2%). A diagnosis was established in 3,252 (95.5%) cases; idiopathic was the most common cause (27.7%), followed by toxoplasmosis (25.3%) and virus-associated uveitis (6.4%). The age group between 30 and 50 exhibited the highest frequency of uveitis. Conclusion This multicenter study comprehensively describes uveitis characteristics in Colombian patients, providing valuable insights into its demographic and clinical features. The study findings emphasize the need to continue updating the changing patterns of uveitis to improve diagnosis and treatment strategies for diseases associated with intraocular inflammation.

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Colombian Ocular Infectious Epidemiology Study (COIES): Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus prevalence and sociodemographic characterization, 2015-2019

Cited by 9 publications

References 29 publications

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors for Lesion Recovery

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors for Lesion Recovery

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: Presentation, Complications, Treatment, and Prevention

Epidemiology, clinical features, and classification of 3,404 patients with uveitis: Colombian Uveitis Multicenter Study (COL-UVEA)

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